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NBK staff volunteer to donate blood
KUWAIT: As a part of its social responsibility, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) organized a blood donation campaign for its staff, on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day. NBK staff voluntarily went to the mobile blood bank to donate blood. NBK provided transportation for the staff to go and donate. On this occasion, Joanne Al-Abduljaleel, NBK Public Relations Manager, said: “NBK always goes far in serving the community. Joanne...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah speaks at the National Assembly on Tuesday. -- KUNA
Crown Prince urges MPs to put differences aside, focus on reform
KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah urged parliament members to focus on reforms "for the sake of Kuwait" with the objective of meeting aspirations of citizens to achieve prosperous future. "We are facing a new phase" during which MPs should focus on reforms, a phase full of aspirations and hopes with the ultimate objective of achieving a prosperous future under leadership of His Highness...
KUWAIT: Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah takes the oath during the opening ceremony of the 17th parliamentary term at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on June 20, 2023. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Democratic approach achieved only through unity: Prime Minister
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said that the democratic approach can only be achieved with the unity of the people of Kuwait. This came during his speech in the opening of the first ordinary session of the 17th term of the National Assembly on Tuesday. “We are living in a new era that needs a new vision of national work based on the foundations of reform, commitment to wisdom, and the effective...
KUWAIT: An emergency team from the electricity ministry placed generators, seen in the photo, six hours after power was disconnected from a Salwa street on Monday. -- Photo by Nebal Snan
Recurring blackouts leave Salwa residents baffled, exhausted
By Nebal SnanKUWAIT: People living on a residential street in Salwa woke up Tuesday dawn to the smell of diesel and a loud noise disturbing the otherwise quite area. The source of the polluting commotion? Three generators that emergency teams at the electricity ministry had placed temporarily after power outages paralyzed residents’ lives for two nights in a row. “It’s frustrating,” said one resident on Monday night who asked to remain...
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Harnessing dyslexia: How one woman embraces differences, conquers challenges
By Ghadeer GhloumIn 2nd grade, Kasia Kayat was diagnosed with dyslexia, which was picked up by her mother while reading a book. One day, Kasia’s mother brought a book they usually read together and opened a random page. This is where Kasia could not continue reading, because she used to memorize the words rather than actually read them. “You normally pick it up between grades 1, 2 and 3. This the most evident time, and mine was picked up in...
LE BOURGET: A Boeing 777x is displayed at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport, on June 20, 2023. - AFP
Boeing, Airbus notch up score new billion-dollar
LE BOURGET: Global airliner rivals Boeing and Airbus notched up new orders from Algeria and the Philippines at the Paris Air Show Tuesday, after the European manufacturer snagged the biggest-ever single civilian contract. Philippine Airlines will buy nine of Airbus' A350-1000 widebody planes, while Air Algerie snapped up eight of Boeing's medium-haul 737 MAX-9 aircraft. At list prices - usually higher than discounted bulk orders - the Airbus deal...
WASHINGTON: Flags of India adorn lampposts on Pennsylvania Avenue outside of the White House in Washington. US President Joe Biden will be hosting India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State visit. - AFP
Modi to talk tech, trade on US visit
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress, with military and technological ties on the agenda as his hosts seek a regional counter to China. The leader of the world’s most populous nation will also receive all the pomp of a state dinner at the White House on Thursday—only Biden’s third since his inauguration. Hailed by New Delhi as a “historic” chance...
CHONGQING: People attend a job fair in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing. Unemployment among Chinese youths jumped to a record 20.8 percent in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said as the economy’s post-COVID growth spurt fades. – AFP
With record unemployment, China’s youths confront bleak job market
BEIJING: Rather than celebrating finishing university, this summer Chinese graduates shared photos of themselves theatrically throwing their degrees into bins, underscoring the bleak outlook as youth unemployment sits at a record high. The jobless rate could rise even further this summer, analysts warned, providing another headache for the government as it tries to jumpstart the country’s sluggish post-COVID economy. With well-paid jobs few and...
KHARTOUM: A man walks in a street in Khartoum. Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to .5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. – AFP
$1.5bn pledged to curb Sudan’s slide into ‘death and destruction’: UN
GENEVA: Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and help its neighbours host refugees fleeing the fighting. Sudan is descending into death and destruction at unprecedented speed, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned as he urged donors to step in and curb the unfolding catastrophe. The conference comes midway through a three-day ceasefire which appeared to have brought calm to the...
ATHENS: Members of Greece’s new Green and Purple alliance formed for the upcoming elections, sit at one of their party's kiosk in Athens. A coalition of Greens, the pro-European citizens group Volt, ecofeminists, animal rights proponents and other activists, Green and Purple are backed by the European Greens and will attempt to enter Greece's parliament for the first time in over 30 years.—AFP
Wildfires, floods fail to budge Greeks towards voting for Green
ATHENS: Wildfires, floods and climate change have failed to budge Greeks towards voting Green for over a decade, but a new coalition hopes to break through deep-rooted scepticism in Sunday's national elections. While environmental parties surge elsewhere in Europe, Greeks "view the environment as a little bit of a luxury," says Vasiliki Grammatikogianni, a co-chair of the Green and Purple alliance. A 'Green wave' that saw environment parties...
BERLIN: (L to R) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, China's Premier Li Qiang and German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck arrive for the German-Chinese Forum for Economic and Technological Cooperation in Berlin. – AFP
China urges closer ties as Germany looks beyond Beijing
BERLIN: China's premier on Tuesday urged closer cooperation with Germany to shore up a struggling global economy, at a time when the European export powerhouse is seeking to reduce its reliance on the Asian giant. Li Qiang, on his first trip abroad since he was named China's prime minister, also underlined the emphasis Beijing places on improving relations with the European Union as criticisms from the bloc grow louder. Burned by its reliance on...
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Zain’s ‘Tamam’ platform in Saudi Arabia awarded
DUBAI: Zain, a leading provider of innovative technologies and digital lifestyle communications operating in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its “Tamam” financing services operation in Saudi Arabia has been selected as the ‘Best Personal Finance Solution’ by Entrepreneur Middle East Magazine, at its 2023Middle East Fintech Awards event held in Dubai recently. With the aim to increase financial inclusion in...
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Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Meshaan is pictured during a meeting in the presence of a number of representatives of the concerned authorities. - KUNA
New airport project to support Kuwait’s economic growth
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Watercolor painting depicting Edaida.
Kuwaiti mythical creatures that can still cast a spell
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts
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Ministers address traffic congestion